Saturday, 3 January 2015

Red-headed trogon

Common name:red-headed trogon (en); republicano-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); trogon à tête rouge (fr); trogón cabecirrojo (es); rotkopftrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This
species is found in south-eastern Asia, from northern India and Nepal
east to southern China, and south through Indochina into Malaysia and
the Indonesian islands of Sumatra.Size:These birds are 31-35 cm long and weigh 75-110 g.Habitat:The
red-headed trogon is only found in moist tropical forests, in both
lowland and mountainous areas. They occur at altitudes of 250-2.500 m.Diet:They
mainly hunt large insects and other arthropods, including grasshoppers,
stick insects, cicadas, millipedes, flies, beetles, centipedes and
woodlice. They also take the leaves of bamboo and other plants, and
berries.Breeding:Red-headed
trogons breed in February-August. They are monogamous and both sexes
help excavate the nest cavity in a rotten tree stump or other tree part.
There the female lays 2-3 eggs, which are incubated by both parents for
18 days. The chicks are fed by both parents and fledge 13-14 days after
hatching.Conservation:IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)This species has a very large breeding range and
is reported to be fairly common to uncommon. The population is
suspected to be in decline locally owing to ongoing habitat destruction.